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Ruder Finn has acquired Touchdown, a 65-member technology PR shop based in Austin.
Touchdown has offices in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, France and Australia.
RF CEO Kathy Bloomgarden said Touchdown’s “expertise in championing emerging enterprise technologies through expert storytelling will bring additional competitive edge to our global technology and innovation practice.”
Touchdown employees will continue to work under the firm’s brand.
James Carter, CEO, will report to Bloomgarden. He said RF’s core values centered around transparency, decency and honesty made the acquisition decision an easy one.
Ruder Finn ranked No. 8 in O’Dwyer’s technology rankings with fees of $21.2M.
Touchdown weighed in at No. 26 with $6.3M in fees.
Motion, a Chicago-based brand growth agency, acquires video-forward marketing and communications firm AKA Media Partners, which has been in business since 1998.
Declan Kelly's Consello has acquired Morpheus Risk, a UK-based risk and threat assessment firm.
Ruder Finn has acquired Missouri Creative, a 30-member visual storytelling, design and experience-led brand activation firm based in London.
Highwire acquires The Bliss Group, creating a combined firm, operating under the Highwire brand, that has more than 250 professionals across North America.
Miami’s Newlink Group has acquired Italy’s EJ to strengthen its position in southern Europe, where it has offices in Madrid and Barcelona.
